and good morning to you. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. breaking news, what we thought would be a busy night for the firefighters on the front lines of the kincade fire. >> a live look from st. helena. the effort to hold back the spread of the fire went better than expected. the fire is going into its seventh day, threatening a number of sonoma county towns. the amount of acres last night burned above 76,000 acres and where we were yesterday morning, but cal fire's first update won't come until later this

morning. also as of last night it stands at 15% containment, close to 00 buildin 200 buildings have been destroyed, including 86 homes. pg&e's latest round of power outages went better than expected for people outside of the north bay because the utility never turned the power off for people in santa clara, alameda, contra costa and san mateo counties. they predicted overnight weather conditions never really materialized. the map scholes the current outages, most are in the north b bay. let's get to meteorologist kari hall tracking the wind and fire conditions. >> we are seeing breezy winds picking up this morning. that will start to increase as we look at oakland, san francisco and half moon bay. earlier this morning we had a wind gust at st. helena reaching 57 miles per hour. as we go through today we'll see improving weather conditions for most of us, but we will have the breezy conditions for the higher

elevations, and so as we go into the next several hours, it looks like oakland, san francisco stays breezy while the rest of the bay area sees some calming wind conditions and we're going to see some improving conditions as well for the higher elevations, going into this afternoon. we are starting out with some very chilly temperatures, look at where we are right now. santa rosa dropping down to 35 degrees. i have seen a few spots in the upper 20s this morning, and you consider that a lot of people are without power, and we do have people who are evacuated, that are maybe living inside their vehicles, or in rvs and it's downright chilly. we have frost advisories for tomorrow morning. >> we don't want surprises, holding steady with 128, the closures up there through the kincade fire zone, mandatory evacuations holding steady. the intersections and local

roadways that report with traffic control folks will be avoiding the areas in they don't live in the areas and the carquinez bridge in vallejo there may be patches on the roadway, where you're missing lights as well but the roadways are open without any major problems. the rest of the bay no major issues here but slowing that shows up on the dumbo, so we'll check that. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we're keeping our eye on what's going on with the fire. joining us on the phone is melissa valles from sonoma county emergency services. melissa, good morning to you. tell us where things stand with the efforts you are working with this morning. >> good morning. we are thankful we didn't have any major fire progress overnight and that will make things easier for us to get power restored later down the road today. we're hopeful we can with the fire not getting out of control, the winds they had predicted, we're thankful that didn't

happen and hopeful today as the day progresses we'll have better news for residents who are still unable to come back home because of the fire and the outages. >> do you think they'll gradually be reintroduced to their neighborhoods today? what are they hearing? >> this is the decision the sheriff will make but it's always positive to hear the fire didn't jump containment lines at all. that would have been a different complication and we would be talking about, you know, losses today but thankfully that is not the case. i think there is a concern in terms of being able to let people go back home, knowing that they will find trees and maybe some lines down, electricity lines down and just coming back to their home but eight not going to be home, because there's no power so there's certainly some considerations going in there, as to making that decision and are safety is the main concern

for us, making sure the fire can be contained and that we're not going to let anybody in and that they're going to be at risk, because they're returning home. that's the last thing we would want. >> how many people are we talking about or how many homes within sonoma county that were evacuated? >> it's about 186,000 people that were evacuated initially. i'm not sure the numbers right now some of the warnwarnings. some people went in and some decided to stay at the shelters because they know they were going to come back to a colder house and that's a consideration going into place knowing the cold weather is kicking in right now. >>et ee elet's talk about that, video you are seeing is from over the weekend, just so you know the fire fight, what happened overnight as well. but talk about the cold temperatures a little bit. your evacuation centers most of them still pretty full? >> yes, we had some people still

at the shelters and the warming centers that are opened from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to give people a place to keep themselves warm. we opened one in gurnvilernvillm 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. we sent people home with blan t blankets and gave them tips to keep themselves warm if they don't have electricity at their homes and trying to make sure we get through these few days with the cold snap coming to us at this already difficult time. >> and just last time we talked about you said some of the 186,000 people possibly without power, do you know the exact number of how many people are without power in sonoma county? >> i'm not exactly sure, because some people basically picked up from the last power outage that they weren't able to get power restored on friday, so that

number is not clear yet. hopefully we'll get an update from paige later down the road and see how many people we have without power and how fast the resoergs process is going to go for them. >> we are looking at a map of the suspected power outages in that area. melissa valle, thank you for joining us, from sonoma county emergency services. firefighters doubled their protection in the 101 corridor and the town of healdsburg. >> "today in the bay's" gen elle talked with residents poised to evacuate. >> reporter: like so many people in sonoma county, tara crawford is ready to evacuate if the kincade fire takes off and the expected winds calfire says offshore winds have them staffing up. >> the first night the fire grew 10,000 acres in eight hours because of the offshore winds. those tend to push the fire

downwind and the western perimeter south of windsor into the northern part of santa rosa. >> reporter: strike teams of firefighters are now staged in neighborhoods around windsor and santa rosa, ready to move quickly and protect homes if fires erupt. >> the winds northeast 10 to 20 miles an hour -- >> reporter: they got a weather briefing earlier with the glow of fire appearing on ridges and winds picking up. crawford says she is paying attention. >> if it does pick up and get dangerous, i have my phone charged and i'll get an alert like i have been and have time to get out. >> reporter: calfire says winds will test their containment lines but they are ready to tackle flare-ups, reassuring news for people who are hoping for an uneventful night. >> they're so on it and doing an amazing job. we were' all so grateful. >> jean elle, itteded it. mg koup necoming up next, a from the town of kag stow of ca

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burning everything in its path. >> the last 24 hours have been incredibly productive. the wind calmed down. our guys were able to strength nl the lin en the lines established. >> reporter: the lines will be tested as the wind storm blows through the area. >> in the upper elevations i'm sure it's blowing harder and we'll see the wind moving the fire. >> reporter: adding to the problem are flying embers that are destroying homes and this learning center in calistoga on highway 128. >> we do know that it was standing prior to the winds and now it's not. >> reporter: hundreds of people evacuated, people like bruce johnson is deciding to stay to protect his property. >> i thought it would be from ember fires but unfortunately it came across the street and has burned my property. my deck has burned down behind me. >> reporter: people in calistoga haven't been told to evacuate yet. they are waiting. >> we have go bags, they've been packed, when i see embers, when

i see embers flying, i'm -- we have a plan for sure. we'll be in napa. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." much more ahead for you this morning, including some good news, those winds dying down. meteorologist kari hall has the forecast. >> and as we get ready to head out this morning, we're not seeing the wind as we take a live look at our fremont camera. we are going to see our calming weather continuing today, just still some high gusts in the higher elevations. as we head out the door, it's also a chilly start. we'll talk more about how cool it gets in the forecast and what's ahead for the halloween, to the weekend, that's coming up next. ooh, that's right. looking over here san mateo bridge a smooth, easy drive right now. we're tracking some slowing, i'm trying to track down why we saw slowing on the dumbarton bridge. the bay bridge is an easy drive at speed. my parents never taught me anything about managing money.

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a very early good morning to you. 4:16 right now. a live look outside, san bruno mountain this morning. winds have died down, which is a nice thing. today does remain to be another spare the air day. >> that's right, this is the third day in a row, and here's what many parts of the bay area look like. you can see the brown haze, this is in alameda county. as you can imagine, that smoke is to blame for a lot of coughing and health problems. >> it is affecting my lungs and

my throat, so i try to stay inside all the time and close my windows. >> a lot of people clearing their throats this week. alame memeda county public hea leaders recommend people seal the door and windows and limit outdoor activities. >> it shows how the fires affect everyone in one way or form, obviously some worse than others. >> yes. we're still going to have the impacts today with the drifts of smoke. we'll be watching to see if we can get some more containment on that fire and at times, we will have the cool temperatures with us, and of course that's been a big issue for a lot of people, who have had to evacuate. as we get a live look in san jose, we're starting out with clear conditions here, and our temperatures in the upper 40s. as we look elsewhere across the bay area, we have some mostly low 50s, but then we head up to the north bay, santa rosa now down to 35 degrees and i've seen a few of the weather stations around santa rosa that are now in the upper 20s, so we do have

some very cold air, and then as we look at our air quality, as we look at currently, we have mostly some moderate air quality for the east bay, the peninsula, and san francisco, but it's very unhealthy, and for people who have breathing problems, really being affected by this, where you see the orange dots, that includes unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups, and then as we go into the rest of the day, we're expecting more of the same. we also do still have our red flag warning, the high fire danger that continues until 4:00 today and so far, we've seen the healdsburg hills reaching up to 57 miles per hour. we'll watch out for the potential we could see some mountain gusts reaching 65 miles per hour. for the east bay, santa cruz mountains we could see some of the gusts reaching up to about 50, although we haven't seen that quite yet. i do think that our chances of getting those high winds still continue for the next couple of hours, in the east bay as well as the santa cruz mountains, while we are seeing some improvements in the north bay.

so going into the rest of the day, our hour by hour wind speed forecast and the gusts show that oakland and san francisco as well as half moon bay will get the brunt of the winds over the next couple of hours, as we see the winds increasing there, it is calming down outside of that zone and into the rest of the day. our wind speeds coming down to about 5 to 10 miles per hour. looking at our high temperatures matching what we had the last couple of days with upper 60s and low 70s. san jose reaching 74. martinez reaching 70. napa reaching 72 and ukiah expect a high of 73. a lot of people are getting ready for the trick-or-treating, and heading out. there will be some drifts of smoke even into tomorrow, and then we're going to see our inland forecast starting out in the upper 60s, cooling down to the upper 50s fairly quickly, going into tomorrow evening. we're going to see this area of low pressure moving away and once it does so, our winds will calm down, going into the weekend w some high pressure in

the forecast for the weekend, that means that we'll have some slightly warmer air and not as much of a pressure gradient creating those gusty winds. looking at the rest of the forecast from now through next thursday, there's no rain moving in, although there are some storm systems out in the pac pacific. looks like they fall apart before they get here and may be blocked by high pressure that we are seeing now off to our west. and so it's still going to be breezy today, highs in the low 70s. going into the weekend we're looking at some highs reaching into the mid-70s, actually daylight saving time ends on sunday, we'll be falling back, so of course we'll have the reminders to set your clocks. headed over to mike, you're checking in on one slow bridge. >> that's right, kari. i was wondering why there was red eastbound on 848. checked a couple of other sources, circled back and well, there was no source and no problem now so i tapped the machine and there you go with the update. a smooth flow of traffic, so both directions dumbarton.

san mateo bridge chp warned about gusty winds overnight, so they had that experience. looking at the rest of the bay, with various power outages and schools out in many districts, we'll watch for a disrupted flow for the morning. vasco at walnut a crash farther north. marsh creek is the most critical junction, they had signal problems the last couple of days. traffic flows smoothly at the limit out of brentwood, byron and discovery bay, down to 580. here is the bay bridge toll plaza, very light traffic flow, a couple of vehicles waiting to pay cash over there and a smooth drive on the approach. the north bay holding steady. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 4:21 right now. neighbors in the oakland hills banding together to prevent another firestorm. >> forming their own patrols to protect homes and properties. ian cull speak with some of the citizen firefighters. >> reporter: since the pg&e power shutoff began a determined

group of neighbors in canyon came up for an overnight fire watch to alert one another if something happens. >> we have regular community meetings. >> reporter: it's tom and julian's term, a hike up from their homes. >> volunteering to come out for an hour or two and be out here and staying vigilant. >> reporter: arriving at this spot that just so happens to be painted for their purpose, where they monitor the hillsides and transmission lines above bone dry brush. >> obviously pg&e can't cover all their grounds. >> reporter: they're equipped with flashlights, a fire extinguisher and a phone tree. >> 09 households. you call the first six people and quickly disseminates from there on. >> reporter: you got everybody on it? >> yep. >> reporter: they can reach those without service by car and it's not just their neighbors they can alert. >> top of the oakland hills, orinda, all the way back there, you see castro valley, hayward.

>> reporter: the rural area has been evacuated before. if a major fire breaks out, they worry there won't be time. >> if there's any sign of fire, we have to get out and if the road is closed there's other ways we can get out. >> reporter: they're all losing power but their neighbors can sleep easier knowing someone is standing watch. >> we put ourselves at risk coming out here but we do it for our people in our community. >> reporter: in canyon, ian cull, "nbc bay area news." >> good to see. >> exactly. coming up here on "today in the bay," keeping animalless safe. we'll check with a safari west in santa rosa as the flames from the kincade fire approach the edges of that property. and we'll also check in on the progress being made in the getty fire burning in l.a. our breaking news coverage continues next. you're watching "today in the bay." need a nice reward today?

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firefighters in the north bay focused overnight on saving safari west, a popular animal preserve. you may recall the battle workers pitched there to save animals during the firestorm two years ago. the kincade fire last night burned right up to the edges of the property, putting hundreds of animalless at risk, and firefighters work hard to put out the hot spots, the preserve's founder talked about having the same fears all over again. >> you have approximately a thousand birds and animals, yes, and so fires do make us very, very nervous. >> just like the tubbs fire, peter lang says he plans to stick it out, vowing to leave none of those animals behind. breaking news in southern california this morning. >> where some of the strongest winds in years are fanning the

getty fire in los angeles, and as of last night the fire burned some 650 acres and destroyed at least a dozen homes. it's 15% contained. overnight there were fears the wind gusts up to 80 miles an hour. those winds could extend until tomorrow, which many fear could reenergize the fire. >> takes one ember to come up, be tossed in the middle of the night or tomorrow, and we could see new fire or fires emerge throughout this area. >> firefighters say the fire started after a tree branch fell onto a live power line. the los angeles department of water and power actually owns the lines hit by the branch, and not so. cal edison. 4:27. coming up next on "today in the bay," back to our breaking news coverage of the kincade fire. where things stand this morning. plus overnight we're watching the gusty winds very closely. kari hall has more on that. we'll check in with her next.

good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we came on early for you this morning at 4:00 with our big breaking news, including what we thought would be a very busy night for firefighters on the front lines of the kincade wildfire. here is a live look this morning from st. helena, and the wind speeds did pick up overnight but we've been hearing from firefighters on the ground their

effort to hold back the spread of the fire went better than expected and here is where we stand. that fire now going into its seventh day, and it's still threatening a number of sonoma county towns, including healdsburg, windsor and geyserville. as of last night the amount of acres still stood at 76,000 burned, and that's where we were yesterday morning, but calfire first update won't come until dater this morning. also as of last night it was still 15% contained. close to 200 buildings have been destroyed, including 86 homes. some 90,000 others remain threatened. the other big story we're following this morning, pooeng's latest round of power outages which also went better than expected, at least for people outside of the north bay, because the utility never turned power off for some people in santa clara, alameda, contra costa and san mateo counties. the predicted overnight weather conditions never really materialized. this map shows the current outages, mos